Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-300) and index

Part I. An introduction to Indian life : The geographical and historical background -- The social structure and its religious principles -- The political and administrative structure -- Economics and daily life -- Part II. Individual and collective existence : The background to daily life -- The importance of religion in daily life -- The individual and the family -- Monastic and ascetic life -- Part III. Royal and aristocratic existence : City life and fashionable existence -- Royal existence and its environment -- The public life of the king: imperial pomp

The nine centuries described in this book, ending with the political upheavals of the seventh century AD, coincide with a golden age of Indian civilization. The Brahmanic and Buddist religions flourished side by side; artistic creation was at its height and India's most beautiful monasteries and shrines were founded

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